Rc.945-RVM-Sanction of School Grants, Maintenance Grants to SMCs for 2013-14

RAJIV VIDYA MISSION-SANCTION-SCHOOL GRANTS AND SCHOOL MAINTENANCE GRANTS TO SMC FOR 2013-14 || RELEASE OF GRANTS TO SCHOOLS BY RVM
Sanction is hereby accorded for release of Rs.10157.84 lakhs (Rupees One Hundred One Crore Fifty Seven Lakhs and Eighty Four Thousands Only) as per the annexure enclosed, towards school grant and school maintenance grant payable to the SMCs in the respective district as provided under AWP&B 2013-14, as an advance subject to adjustment as required under SSA norms. This advance of Rs.10157.84 lakhs sanctioned and released to the District Project Offices, subject to fulfillment of SSA norms prescribed:

RELEASE OF GRANTS TO SMCs (SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES) UNDER THE CONDITIONS:

a) The releases should reach the SMCs as per the data-statements furnished by the MEOs concerned, within a period of (15} days (from the date of deposit into the Bank Accounts of the DPOs concerned) to SMCs' Bank Accounts. The SMC-wise credits are being viewed by the Head Office CPSMS Team and will ascertain the credit particulars of the grants at SMCs;

b) the grants should be utilized as per SSA norms prescribed, from time to time;

c) Drawal of lumpsum grant and keeping with the H.M. throughout the year as well as meeting the expenses initially from personal money by the HM and drawal at the end of the year in lumpsum, as was observed by audit and officials earlier, are not for the funds released by RVM and in any case, it should not be a common pool account;

e) No grant shall be released to a common pool account or closed school account or a zero enrollment school account of SMCs;

f) The funds released now are indicative only but the releases at DPO level to the SMCs should be made only after ascertaining the eligibility criteria and genuineness of the data-statements furnished by the sub-district units concerned.

g) All the funds are for use at SMC level and any part thereof should not be diverted to MRCs or DPOs for any purpose;

h) All the releases at DPO level should be communicated to the sub-district level units concerned immediately;

i) The sub-district units concerned should furnish financial review reports (FRRs) on or before 5th of every month to the respective MRC/DPO indicating the part of expenditure incurred during preceding month, in the proforma prescribed along with Utilization Certificates to that extent;

j) In any case, the grants now sanctioned should be incurred before the closure of the financial year i.e. 31-3-2014 and the unspent balances, if any, should be remitted to the respective DPO.